Sareena Kochar

Sareena Kochar

Manager Housekeeping

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  • Timeline

  • Skills

    Banquets
    Budgets
    Catering
    Cost Control
    Customer Satisfaction
    Customer Service
    Employee Relations
    Event Management
    Fine Dining
    Food & Beverage
    Front Office
    Guest Service Management
    Hospitality Industry
    Hospitality Management
    Hotel Booking
    Hotel Management
    Hotels
    Inventory Management
    Laundry
    Leadership
    Leadership Development
    Menu Development
    MICROS
    Opening Hotels
    Opera
    Operations Management
    Pre-opening
    Pre-opening experience
    Property Management Systems
    Public Relations
    Resorts
    Restaurant Management
    Restaurants
    Revenue Analysis
    Rooms Division
    Rooms Division Management
    Spa
    Team Building
    Tourism
    Training
    Yield Management
  • About me

    A proven leader with a keen eye for detail, a flair for contemporary art and decor, and almost four decades of rich experience is what sets Sareena apart. A creative problem solver, with a consistently successful track record in all aspects of Housekeeping, she is an expert in new hotel openings and has opened Lemon Tree, Red Fox chain, and several hotels for the Lalit Group. A self-made woman, her last assignment was as Corporate Executive Housekeeper with VLCC Health Care. She has also worked with key industry players like Intercontinental, Hilton, Holiday Inn amongst others across locations in India. She has launched many eco-friendly practices within the company and firmly believes that a good induction and comprehensive training is the key to high standards of delivery and service. A role model for many, she has nurtured and groomed a lot of talent within the organization and gifted several able Housekeepers/ General Managers to the industry. A key member of the ‘Swachya Bharat Swasthya Bharat’ campaign, she also plays an important role in training and development of the Speech and Hearing Impaired (SHI’s) Team Members in the Housekeeping department. An artist by heart, Sareena has an innate inclination towards photography (architecture and heritage), painting and other creative arts. Specialties: Opening and setting of new hotels. Development of Leadership skill, New innovations and practices for better productivity & maintaining bottom line.

  • Education

    • Post graduate

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    • Kurukshetra University

      1981 - 1984
      B.Sc (Home Science) Food and Nutrition, Clothing textiles
  • Experience

    • Intercontinental The Grand

      Jan 1988 - Jan 2003
      Manager Housekeeping

      development of team members, cost control for better GOPs, helped in opening 04 hotels of Intercontinental brand.

    • Jay Pee Residency Manor

      Dec 2003 - Jul 2005
      Execitive Housekeeper

      Mentored down the line staff

    • VLCC Health Care Ltd.

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
      Corporate E.H.K. at VLCC Health Care

      standardization of processes and product for better brand building and recognisation of brand in the market.

    • Lemon Tree Hotels

      Jun 2006 - now

      Looking after operations of Housekeeping function across pan India, looking after design,Interiors, aesthetics of future hotels. Developing future leaders for upcoming hotels of Lemon Tree Hotels including employees with disability. development of team, opening new hotels for the group.ensuring high standards of hygiene with low costs.

      • Senior Vice President- Housekeeping

        Apr 2022 - now
      • Vice President- HK

        Oct 2015 - now
      • Astt Vice President- HK

        Jun 2006 - now
    • Lemon Tree Hotels

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      Senior Vice President- Housekeeping
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel Management.